JP2005180322A - Exhaust gas after-treatment device for diesel engine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To shorten development time by enabling estimation of characteristic temperature by successfully combining a temperature characteristic of a filter represented as a physical model with filter outlet temperature and filter inlet temperature. <P>SOLUTION: This exhaust gas after-treatment device for a diesel engine is provided with a means (16) having the filter (4) for collecting and accumulating particulates of exhaust gas and detecting temperature of either upstream or downstream side of the filter (4) as first temperature; a means (17) detecting temperature of the other of upstream or downstream side of the filter (4) as second temperature; a means (11) calculating estimated bed temperature of the filter (4) based on at least either of the first or second temperature; and a means (11) increasing exhaust temperature based on the estimated bed temperature and performing regeneration treatment of the filter (4). The exhaust gas after-treatment device for the diesel engine is further provided with a means (11) calculating estimated temperature of the second temperature of one of the upstream or downstream side of the filter (4) based on the first temperature of the other of the upstream or downstream side of the filter (4). The estimated bed temperature is determined, based on the detected second temperature and the estimated temperature of the second temperature. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an exhaust aftertreatment device for treating exhaust particulates of a diesel engine, and in particular, a filter for collecting particulates discharged from the engine in an exhaust passage, and when a predetermined amount of particulates is deposited on the filter, the filter The present invention relates to a so-called filter regeneration process in which the particulates accumulated in a filter are burned by raising the temperature.

A NOx reduction catalyst is provided in the exhaust passage, and in order to keep this catalyst in a predetermined temperature range in which a high NOx purification rate can be obtained, the temperature of the catalyst is estimated and the exhaust flow rate flowing through the catalyst is controlled based on the estimated catalyst temperature. It has been proposed (see Patent Document 1).
JP-A-10-68315

  In the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, the estimated catalyst temperature Tc is calculated from the exhaust gas temperature Tg1 at the catalyst inlet and the exhaust gas temperature Tg2 at the catalyst outlet according to the following equation.

Tc = p × Tg1 + q × Tg2 (p and q are coefficients obtained from experiments)
However, according to the above calculation method, the temperature estimation of the catalyst is estimated by two coefficients p and q, and as shown in FIG. 4, the time response delay of the outlet temperature rise with respect to the inlet temperature rise due to the heat capacity of the catalyst carrier, If the filter supports the temperature rise due to the regeneration of the filter or the oxidation catalyst, the two factors of the temperature rise due to the reaction of the catalyst must be adapted under various operating conditions, and it takes an enormous amount of time to adapt the experiment, In addition, the conforming result also becomes enormous map data, and the data capacity for catalyst temperature estimation control must be increased. However, if a fixed constant is used to reduce the data volume of the catalyst temperature estimation control, the accuracy of the catalyst temperature estimation will be reduced, resulting in an abnormally high temperature during the filter regeneration process. There is a fear.

  The present invention detects one temperature upstream or downstream of the filter as a first temperature and the other temperature of the filter as a second temperature, respectively, and detects the filter from at least one of the first temperature and the second temperature. In the exhaust aftertreatment device for a diesel engine that performs the regeneration process of the filter by raising the exhaust gas temperature based on the estimated bed temperature, the other first gas temperature is calculated based on the one first temperature. An estimated temperature of two temperatures is calculated, and the estimated bed temperature is obtained based on the detected second temperature and the estimated temperature of the second temperature.

  According to the present invention, the inlet temperature (first temperature) and the outlet temperature (second temperature) of the filter are detected, the bed temperature is estimated based on the temperature of either the inlet or outlet of the filter, and the outlet temperature of the filter. Bed temperature estimation control by taking the temperature difference between the detected second temperature and the estimated temperature of the second temperature with a time delay in the filter inlet temperature and feeding back the temperature difference to the estimated bed temperature In addition, it is possible to accurately estimate the bed temperature without taking up a large amount of data, and it is possible to avoid catalyst deterioration and filter melting due to an abnormally high temperature during the filter regeneration process.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a diesel engine, 2 is an intake passage, and 3 is an exhaust passage.

  The fuel injection device is a common rail type injection device including a supply pump 6, a common rail 7, and an injector 8. Fuel injection control is performed by an engine controller 11 mainly composed of a microprocessor. That is, the maximum injection amount Qfmax is determined in accordance with the cylinder intake air amount Qac calculated from the output of the air flow meter 15 and the engine rotational speed Ne from the engine rotational speed sensor 13 in order to prevent smoke that occurs frequently near the full load. The basic fuel injection amount corresponding to the accelerator opening from the accelerator sensor 14 is limited by the maximum injection amount Qfmax, and the fuel injection amount Qf after the limitation is injected using a fuel injection device at an optimal time. To do.

  The exhaust passage 3 includes a filter 4 that collects particulates in the exhaust. When the collected amount (deposition amount) of the particulates of the filter 4 reaches a predetermined value, the exhaust temperature is raised and the particulates are burned and removed. Further, an oxidation catalyst for purifying HC and CO in the exhaust is carried on the carrier (ceramic or metal) of the filter 4.

  In order to detect the pressure loss of the filter 4 (the pressure difference between the upstream and downstream of the filter 4), the differential pressure sensor 12 is provided in the differential pressure detection passage that bypasses the filter 4.

  The pressure loss of the filter 4 detected by the differential pressure sensor 12 is sent to the engine controller 11, and the engine controller 11 regenerates the filter 4 based on the pressure loss. That is, before the regeneration process, the pressure loss ΔP detected by the differential pressure sensor 12 is compared with the regeneration start determination value to determine whether the regeneration start time has come, and when the regeneration start time has come, the exhaust temperature is raised. While the regeneration process for all the filters 4 is started, the pressure loss ΔP detected by the differential pressure sensor 12 during the regeneration process is compared with the regeneration end determination value to determine whether the regeneration end time has come, and the regeneration end When the time comes, the playback process is terminated.

  The regeneration process of the filter 4 is performed by increasing the exhaust temperature by delaying the injection timing of the fuel injected from the fuel injection device than usual or by performing another injection (post injection) after the normal injection. Execute.

  On the premise of such an engine that performs the regeneration process of the filter 41, in the present invention, the temperature characteristics of the filter 4 physically modeled during the regeneration process of the filter 4, the filter inlet temperature Tin (first temperature), and the filter outlet temperature Tout (second The bed temperature of the filter 4 is estimated based on the second temperature), and the regeneration process of the filter 4 is performed so that the estimated bed temperature does not exceed the filter limit temperature.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing functions related to the calculation of the estimated bed temperature Tbed2 executed by the engine controller 11. The estimated bed temperature calculation means includes weighted average units 31 and 32, a multiplication unit 33, and a subtraction unit 34. And an adder 35 and means for repeatedly executing each process 31-35 (not shown) at regular intervals (for example, about 20 μs).

  First, the weighted average unit 31 calculates the temporary bed temperature Tbed1 of the filter 4 from the filter inlet temperature Tin detected by the temperature sensor 16 by the following equation.

Tbed1 = Tin × K1 + Tbed1 (previous value) × (1−K1) (1)
Where K1: weighted average coefficient,
Tbed1 (previous value); Tbed1 one calculation cycle before,
Equation (1) is an equation for calculating a temperature that changes with a first-order lag with respect to the filter inlet temperature Tin as the temporary bed temperature of the filter 4.

  Here, the filter 4 has a columnar shape, and in the columnar filter 4, the exhaust gas flows in the axial direction (rightward in FIG. 1) from the filter front surface 4 a and flows out from the filter rear surface 4 b. “Temperature” has a predetermined width from a temperature near the filter front surface 4a (close to the filter inlet temperature Tin) to a temperature close to the filter rear surface 4b (close to the filter outlet temperature Tout). Here, the temperature of the portion (the position downstream of the center in the axial direction) where the temperature is highest among the filter front surface 4a and the filter rear surface 4b is referred to as “bed temperature”.

  In the above equation (1), when exhaust of temperature Tin is introduced from the filter front surface 4, the bed temperature of the filter 4 does not increase stepwise in response to this, but instead of Tin from the filter front surface 4b. Since the rise in bed temperature is delayed by an amount corresponding to the heat capacity up to the highest temperature (hereinafter referred to as the “highest temperature”), this delay is approximated by a first order delay, that is, the temperature characteristics of the highest temperature It is represented by. Therefore, the value that is suitable in the equation (1) is the weighted average coefficient K1, and this K1 is determined depending on the heat capacity from the filter front surface 4a to the maximum temperature region.

  Next, the weighted average unit 32 calculates the estimated outlet temperature Tbede1 of the filter 4 from the temporary bed temperature Tbed1 by the following equation.

Tbede1 = Tbed1 * K2 + Tbede1 (previous value) * (1-K2) (2)
Where K2: weighted average coefficient,
Tbede1 (previous value); Tbede1 one calculation cycle before,
The expression (2) is an expression for calculating a temperature that changes with a first-order lag with respect to the temporary bed temperature Tbed1 as the estimated outlet temperature Tbede1 of the filter 4. This is because the rise in the outlet temperature of the filter 4 is further delayed by an amount corresponding to the heat capacity from the highest temperature portion to the filter rear surface 4b with respect to the temporary bed temperature Tbed1, and this delay is approximated by a first order delay, the filter rear surface 4b. The temperature characteristics of are represented by a physical model. Accordingly, a value that is suitable also in the equation (2) is the weighted average coefficient K2, and this K2 is determined depending on the heat capacity from the highest temperature region to the filter rear surface 4b.

  The multiplier 33 calculates the estimated outlet temperature Tbede2 of the filter 4 by the following equation.

Tbede2 = Tbede1 × K3 (3)
Where K3: heat dissipation coefficient of the filter,
Since the atmospheric temperature of the filter 4 is the atmosphere (outside air), heat is radiated from the high temperature carrier of the filter 4 to the outside air, so the equation (3) is the amount of heat taken away from the carrier of the filter 4 to the outside air. It reflects the decrease in bed temperature. That is, the heat radiation coefficient K3 in the equation (3) is a positive value smaller than 1.0, and is a variable value using the outside air temperature as a parameter as shown in FIG. Since the heat taken away from the bed of the filter 4 increases as the outside air temperature decreases, the heat radiation coefficient K3 decreases as the outside air temperature decreases. The outside air temperature may be detected by the temperature sensor 18.

  The subtracting unit 34 subtracts the estimated outlet temperature Tbede2 (estimated temperature of the second temperature) of the filter 4 from the outlet temperature Tout (detected second temperature) of the filter 4 detected by the temperature sensor 17 to obtain a temperature difference ΔT (= Tout−Tbede2) is calculated. That is, the temperature difference ΔT is obtained by the following equation.

ΔT = Tout−Tbede2 (4)
Here, if no particulates are accumulated on the filter 4 and no oxidation catalyst is supported on the carrier of the filter 4, the particulates are not burned in the filter 4 and are exhausted by the oxidation catalyst. In this case, the estimated outlet temperature Tbede2 of the filter 4 coincides with the actual filter outlet temperature Tout detected by the temperature sensor 17, and therefore the above (4). The temperature difference ΔT in the equation should be almost zero.

  Actually, particulates accumulated in the bed of the filter 4 are burned during the regeneration process, and HC and CO in the exhaust gas are burned by the catalytic reaction of the oxidation catalyst carried on the carrier. A value ΔT (= ΔT1 + ΔT2) obtained by summing the first temperature increase ΔT1 associated with particulate combustion and the second temperature increase ΔT2 associated with the oxidation catalytic reaction (combustion) of HC and CO in the exhaust is expressed as above. It is necessary to reconstruct the value added to the temporary bed temperature Tbed1 as the estimated bed temperature.

  Therefore, the adding unit 35 calculates the estimated bed temperature Tbed2 as the estimated bed temperature Tbed2 by adding the temperature difference ΔT of the above equation (4) to the temporary bed temperature Tbed1 as the estimated bed temperature, that is, the following equation.

Tbed2 = Tbed1 + ΔT (5)
Along with this, it is necessary to replace Tbed1 on the right side of the equation (2) with Tbed2, and at this time, the equation (2) becomes as follows.

Tbede1 = Tbed2 × K2 + Tbede1 (previous value) × (1−K2)
... (2A)
Where K2: weighted average coefficient,
Tbede1 (previous value); Tbede1 one calculation cycle before,
Thus, by taking the difference temperature ΔT between the outlet temperature Tout of the filter 4 and the estimated outlet temperature Tbede2 of the filter 4, and feeding back the difference temperature ΔT to the estimated bed temperature, a large amount of data capacity is required for calculating the estimated bed temperature. It is possible to calculate the estimated bed temperature with high accuracy without taking the above, and it is possible to avoid the deterioration of the catalyst and the melting damage of the filter 4 due to the abnormally high temperature during the filter regeneration process.

  And each process in said weighted average part 31 and 32, the multiplication part 33, the subtraction part 34, and the addition part 35 is repeatedly performed for every fixed period (for example, about 20 microseconds).

  When the estimated bed temperature calculation means is configured in this way, how the temperatures of the temporary bed temperature Tbed1, the estimated outlet temperature Tbed2, and the estimated bed temperature Tbed2 change from the start of the regeneration process in a steady state. When experimented, the result shown in FIG. 4 was obtained.

  Here, it is confirmed that the calculated values (temporary bed temperature Tbed1, estimated outlet temperature Tbede2, and estimated bed temperature Tbed2) in the steady state and the quasi-steady state are in good agreement with the actual values. However, FIG. 4 shows a model for easy understanding.

  Explaining FIG. 4, the estimated bed temperature Tbed2 takes a peak at a time t1 when a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the regeneration process, and then decreases to coincide with the temporary bed temperature Tbed1. That is, the difference between the estimated bed temperature Tbed2 and the temporary bed temperature Tbed1 corresponds to the first temperature increase ΔT1 associated with particulate combustion. The temperature rise ΔT1 due to the burning of the particulates should peak at the time when the particulates are actively burned after the start of filtering, and then gradually decrease and become zero after all the particulates are burned. The difference between the estimated bed temperature Tbed2 and the temporary bed temperature Tbed1 represents this phenomenon well.

  On the other hand, it can also be seen that the difference between the temporary bed temperature Tbed1 and the estimated outlet temperature Tbede2 corresponds to the second temperature increase ΔT2 associated with the oxidation catalytic reaction (combustion) of HC and CO in the exhaust. This is because the amount of HC and CO in the exhaust gas is constant in the steady state, and accordingly, the temporary bed temperature Tbed1 is considered to be higher than the estimated outlet temperature Tbede2 by a constant value. In other words, the temporary bed temperature Tbed1 represents the bed temperature in a state in which the oxidation catalyst supported on the carrier of the filter 4 reacts, and is not affected by particulate combustion or non-combustion.

  Thus, when the estimated bed temperature Tbed2 is obtained, this temperature Tbed2 represents the bed maximum temperature. Therefore, in the regeneration process, the estimated bed temperature Tbed2 is compared with the filter limit temperature, and the estimated bed temperature Tbed2 is set to the filter limit temperature. When it exceeds, control to lower the oxygen concentration in the exhaust is performed. For example, the combustion temperature in the bed depends on the oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas, and if the particulate deposition amount is the same, the combustion temperature rises when the oxygen concentration is higher than when the oxygen concentration is low, so the estimated bed temperature Tbed2 When the temperature exceeds the filter limit temperature, control is performed to reduce the oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas. In order to reduce the oxygen concentration in the exhaust, the intake air amount may be reduced or the fuel injection amount may be increased. In order to reduce the intake air amount, the opening of the variable nozzle 22 can be increased when the variable capacity turbocharger 21 is provided, and the EGR rate and EGR amount can be set when the EGR valve 23 (EGR device) is provided. Increase it.

  Here, the operation of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  According to the present embodiment, the maximum temperature during the regeneration process of the filter 4 based on the temperature characteristics of the filter 4 that are physically modeled, the filter inlet temperature Tin (first temperature), and the filter outlet temperature Tout (second temperature). Since the temperature of the part (the intermediate part between the filter front face 4a and the filter rear face 4b) is calculated as the estimated bed temperature Tbed2, the calculated accumulated bed temperature Tbed2 is used regardless of the particulate deposition amount of the filter 4. Therefore, the temperature of the highest temperature region including the temperature increase ΔT1 due to combustion of the accumulated particulates can be grasped simply and accurately.

  Further, since the temperature characteristics of the filter 4, that is, the temporary bed temperature Tbed1 and the estimated outlet temperature Tbede1 (the estimated temperature of the second temperature) are only obtained by the first order lag process (physical model) (the invention according to claim 2), the first order lag process is performed. Only the weighted average coefficients K1 and K2 used in the above are applicable values, and the values of K1 and K2 are respectively only the heat capacity of the filter 4 from the filter front surface 4a to the maximum temperature region, and the values of the filter 4 from the maximum temperature region to the filter rear surface 4b. It depends only on the heat capacity. In other words, the conforming values K1 and K2 are determined without depending on the operating conditions and the particulate accumulation amount of the filter 4, so that a great amount of man-hours required for conforming the table and the map can be omitted and the specification of the filter 4 can be changed. However, since it is only necessary to correspond to the heat capacity of the filter 4 after the change, it can be easily handled.

  When the outside air temperature is low, the amount of heat released from the carrier of the filter 4 to the outside air becomes large, and an error corresponding to the amount is generated in the estimated bed temperature Tbed2. However, according to this embodiment (the invention according to claim 6). For example, since the estimated outlet temperature Tbede1 is corrected according to the heat radiation from the filter 4 to the outside air, the estimated bed temperature Tbed2 can be accurately obtained even when the outside air temperature is low.

  According to the present embodiment (the invention described in claim 8), it is necessary to change the configuration of the estimated bed temperature calculation means simply because the carrier of the filter 4 has the oxidation catalyst for purifying HC and CO in the exhaust. In addition, even when the carrier of the filter 4 has an oxidation catalyst for purifying HC and CO in the exhaust, the estimated bed temperature Tbed2 is used regardless of the operating conditions determined by the particulate deposition amount, load, and rotational speed. The temperature at the highest temperature region including the temperature increase ΔT1 due to combustion of the accumulated particulates and the temperature increase ΔT2 due to the catalytic reaction of HC and CO can be grasped simply and accurately. And when a catalyst deteriorates, the temperature rise in the deterioration state can be grasped | ascertained simply and correctly.

  In the embodiment, the case where the support of the filter 4 carries the oxidation catalyst has been described (the invention according to claim 8), but the present invention can be applied to the case where the support of the filter 4 does not carry the oxidation catalyst. (Invention of claim 1)

  In the embodiment, the intermediate portion between the filter front surface 4a and the filter rear surface 4b has been described as the highest temperature portion, but is not limited thereto.

  In the embodiment, the case where the filter mouth temperature is detected by the temperature sensor 16 has been described. However, the filter inlet temperature may be estimated using a known method according to the operating conditions.

  In this embodiment, the difference between the estimated outlet temperature obtained by giving a time delay to the inlet temperature of the filter and the detected outlet temperature is feedback-corrected to the estimated bed temperature. However, the difference between the estimated temperature of the inlet temperature obtained by giving a time advance to the outlet temperature of the filter and the detected inlet temperature may be feedback-corrected to the estimated bed temperature (claim 9). invention).

  The function of the estimated bed temperature calculating means of the invention according to claim 1 is the function of the regeneration processing execution means by the block of FIG. 2, and the function of the estimated temperature calculating means is the function of the weighted average parts 31, 32 and the subtracting part 34 of FIG. Is fulfilled by the engine controller 11.

The schematic block diagram which shows one Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram of an estimated bed temperature calculation means. The characteristic figure of a heat dissipation coefficient. The temperature change figure at the time of a reproduction | regeneration process.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Engine 3 Exhaust passage 4 Filter 11 Engine controller 12 Differential pressure sensor 16 Temperature sensor (Detection means of 1st temperature or 2nd temperature)
17 Temperature sensor (first temperature or second temperature detection means)

Claims (11)

It has a filter that collects and deposits particulates in the exhaust,
First temperature detecting means for detecting one temperature upstream or downstream of the filter as the first temperature;
Second temperature detecting means for detecting the other temperature of the filter as the second temperature;
Estimated bed temperature calculating means for calculating an estimated bed temperature of the filter from at least one of the first temperature and the second temperature;
In the exhaust aftertreatment device for a diesel engine, having a regeneration processing execution means for increasing the exhaust temperature based on the estimated bed temperature and performing the regeneration processing of the filter,
An estimated temperature calculating means for calculating an estimated temperature of the other second temperature based on the one first temperature;
The exhaust aftertreatment device for a diesel engine, wherein the estimated bed temperature is obtained based on the detected second temperature and the estimated temperature of the second temperature.   The first temperature is a filter inlet temperature, the second temperature is a filter outlet temperature, and the estimated temperature calculation means calculates the filter inlet temperature with a time delay. An exhaust aftertreatment device for a diesel engine as described in 1. The estimated bed temperature calculating means gives a time delay to the filter inlet temperature,
The estimated temperature calculation means gives a time delay to the estimated bed temperature,
The exhaust aftertreatment device for a diesel engine according to claim 2, further comprising: a repetitive execution unit that repeats the calculation by the calculation unit at regular intervals.   3. The exhaust aftertreatment device for a diesel engine according to claim 1, wherein the estimated temperature calculation means is obtained using a first-order lag processing value of the first temperature.   The exhaust aftertreatment device for a diesel engine according to claim 3, wherein the estimated temperature calculating means obtains the estimated temperature using a first-order lag processed value of the estimated bed temperature.   The exhaust aftertreatment device for a diesel engine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the estimated temperature calculation means further corrects the heat according to heat radiation from the filter to the outside air.   The exhaust aftertreatment device for a diesel engine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the regeneration processing execution means performs the regeneration processing so that the estimated bed temperature does not exceed a filter limit temperature.   The exhaust aftertreatment device for a diesel engine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the filter carrier has an oxidation catalyst for purifying HC and CO in the exhaust gas.   2. The diesel engine according to claim 1, wherein the first temperature is a filter outlet temperature, the second temperature is a filter inlet temperature, and the estimated temperature calculation means gives time advance to the filter inlet temperature. Exhaust aftertreatment device.   The exhaust aftertreatment device for a diesel engine according to claim 2 or 9, wherein the first temperature detecting means or the second temperature detecting means detects the maximum temperature of the filter outlet temperature during the regeneration process as the filter outlet temperature. .   The diesel engine according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the estimated bed temperature is obtained based on a temperature difference between the detected second temperature and the estimated temperature of the second temperature. Exhaust aftertreatment device.

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